Thursday, April 29, 2010
"Sophie Mol became a Memory, while The Loss of Sophie Mol grew robust and alive. Like a fruit in season. Every season." I found this very notable. It is true that often the death of an individual becomes what they are remembered for, rather than what they did while they were alive. It seems to me that there are many more times that we hear about Sophie Mol's death than times that she was alive
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I agree I did see this as I was reading, but maybe the family's culture is different from ours. I do see that they go about doing things differently. On another side, maybe if they talk about her when she's alive they'll miss Sophie more.
I feel in a lot of ways, that most people, when they die become acknowledged more. That once they are gone we realize how much they have done in their lives, what they where great at, why we loved them so much. Or in other cases, like Sophie Mol, she is so young. She could have done so much with her life, yet since she died at such a young age, the loss of her is far greater than the memories of her. "The loss of her, was more robust and alive" b/c it was the strongest memory they all had of her. The biggest piece that she left behind in their lives.
i think it is because when someone dies, they are in some ways much more prominent in your life. the loss of them is bigger in terms of the affect on your life. maybe the loss of sophie mol left a sophie mol shaped hole in the universe as well in the entire family. its possible that they find her death more interesting then her life.
something else to think about is the fact that it is much easier to write about death than it is to write about life. possibly that is a choice of the author and has nothing to do with the story.
just something to think about.
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